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Global Production and Demand for Sorghum and Millet to the Year 2000

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Title Global Production and Demand for Sorghum and Millet to the Year 2000
 
Creator Ryan, J G
Oppen, M V
 
Subject Millets
Sorghum
 
Description The present status of production of sorghum and millet in the seven semi-arid tropical regions
and the world is shown, together with the contribution from these crops to total calorie
availability and consumption.
Future yields are projected from past trends and taking into consideration estimates of the
impact of ongoing and planned research and extension efforts; also future demand is projected,
taking into account income and population growth rates.
The projected supply and demand are compared. Two scenario analyses, one at the all-India
level and the other at the global level, are presented, projecting sorghum and millet production,
consumption, and prices into the year 2000.
Issues are raised concerning the possibilities and requirements for improving the projected
situations. Various strategies are discussed, such as breeding for stability vs yield; maize vs
sorghum; and fodder vs grain.
 
Date 1984
 
Type Conference or Workshop Item
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/5150/1/0135.pdf
Ryan, J G and Oppen, M V (1984) Global Production and Demand for Sorghum and Millet to the Year 2000. In: Agrometeorology of Sorghum and Millet in the Semi-Arid Tropics: Proceedings of the Internationa) Symposium, 15-20 November 1982, ICRISAT Patancheru, Andhra Padesh, India.